Save Our Sidmouth

….Or just another EDDC error?

Tony Green writes:

‘The chief executive’s letter* (22 Jan 2013)  claims that critics of the Business Forum were obsessing over its influence on the Local Plan. Not true – it’s much wider than that!

But, Mark Williams’  emphasis on the Local Plan may explain a suspected case of ‘minutes manipulation’ in the minutes of the December 11th 2012 meeting as published by EDDC.

They record me as saying:

“Tony Green a Sidmouth Resident stated that he had produced a paper on a review of the EDBF minutes. He was concerned that the TAFF’s scope excluded 2 of the key concerns, regarding the Local Plan and planning permissions”

Here’s what I actually said:

“Unfortunately the draft scope for the TAFF excludes two key concerns in that paper:
That the Forum had an undue influence on planning policy in East Devon.
That its legal status is so confused it risks seriously compromising the councillors and officers involved with it.” 

Postscript from SOS : *For the full correspondence, go to  http://sidmouthindependentnews.wordpress.com  23 Jan Whitewash?/Hogwash?/ It’s up to you to decide…

Those members of the public who turned up at Knowle last night, for the TAFF meeting scheduled for 6p.m., found it had been cancelled due to extreme weather. At least one person had travelled from Exmouth, and was particularly surprised to see the  car parks empty (see photo below). The TAFF Chairman lives in Sidmouth, of course. Some wondered what is the quorum necessary for a TAFF meeting to go ahead.

More serious questions concerning this TAFF on the EAST DEVON BUSINESS FORUM will be posted on this SOS website shortly.

Anti-whitewash demonstration is simply postponed until next TAFF meeting.

New date will presumably be announced very soon (good reasons why it ought to be ..more about this shortly, on SOS and the SIN blog) .

Look very carefully at the agenda for next time…will any changes have occurred?

Meanwhile, many thanks to Radio Devon and all other media reporters who’ve been on standby. SOS will keep you informed of developments.